GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED
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Cash
£224k
+180% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
+0.8% vs 2024
Employees
231
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£183k
-92.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £74,440,000 | £66,383,000 | £71,482,000 | +7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,777,000 | £1,725,000 | £584,000 | -66.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,211,000 | £2,481,000 | £183,000 | -92.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,001,000 | £2,284,000 | £144,000 | -93.7% | |
| Cash | £206,000 | £80,000 | £224,000 | +180% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,851,000 | £22,995,000 | £21,268,000 | -7.5% | |
| Net assets | £44,074,000 | £20,714,000 | £20,887,000 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £44,074,000 | £20,714,000 | £20,887,000 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 224 | 218 | 231 | +6% | |
| Wages | £7,613,000 | £8,525,000 | £9,140,000 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £473,000 | £670,000 | £744,000 | +11% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 2.6% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 3.4% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 7.5% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 55.8% | 56.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.04x | 1.26x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 11.82x | 6.48x | 1.46x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED 2004-05-27 → present
- G.B.L. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1998-07-13 → 2004-05-27
- COME BYE LIMITED 1997-12-03 → 1998-07-13
- G B DRINKS LIMITED 1997-05-07 → 1997-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED · parent
- Inspirit Drinks Limited 100%
- The Sustainable Spirit Co. Ltd 100%
- Corky's Brands Limited 100%
- Furnace Hill Management Services 100%
- Global Brands US Inc. 100%
- CrossCo 1465 100%
Significant events
- “The introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees in April 2025.”
- “The planned introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in the UK in 2027 presents further cost and operational complexity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTON, Dawn | Secretary | 1997-05-07 | — | British |
| ATKINS, Julian | Director | 2019-03-26 | Feb 1974 | British |
| BACON, Shaun | Director | 2009-02-02 | Jul 1965 | British |
| BULCROFT, Matthew | Director | 2024-05-09 | Feb 1987 | British |
| GARCIA PEREZ, Sebastian | Director | 2024-10-21 | Sep 1999 | British |
| GARCIA PEREZ, Steven James | Director | 1997-05-07 | Dec 1956 | British |
| SMITH, Michael Paul | Director | 2024-05-09 | May 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-07 | 1997-05-07 |
| ALLINSON, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2021-10-04 | 2023-04-14 |
| CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan | Director | 2002-12-10 | 2009-02-02 |
| JAMES, Mark Peter | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2024-05-09 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-05-07 | 1997-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Brands (Gbl) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-16 | Active |
| Mr Steven James Garcia Perez | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2023-05-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-24 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-24 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-10-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.